,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ihe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bh1 #bjbj,ms4   
,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,fudge1
 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1    
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4  
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4          
,pressley1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mrs4 ,watson     
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,ms4    
,moore1 & ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,re=m  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! moral  
responsibility ( ,congress to end adult 
& *ild pov]ty 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas
 pov]ty is an immoral & economic /a9 on 
our ,nation & ne$s to be address$2      
,:]eas ! pov]ty rate 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
! weal?ie/ nation 9 ! _w1 cont9ues to   
rank among ! highe/ :5 comp>$ to o!r    
develop$ nations2 ,:]eas accord+ to !   
,poor ,p's ,moral ,budget3 ,ev]ybody    
,has ! ,"r to ,live1 #adj million       
,am]icans are poor or "o em]g5cy away f 
be+ poor2 ,:]eas 9 #bjah1 #ch4a million 

p includ+ #aa4i million *ildr5 7 liv+ 9 
pov]ty bas$ on ! ,(ficial ,pov]ty       
,measure 7,,opm72 ,:]eas #a 9 #f *ildr5 
live 9 pov]ty & m ?an #e million ( ^!   
*ildr5 liv$ 9 extreme pov]ty1 at less   
?an half ! pov]ty level1 & ne>ly #c 9 #d
 poor *ildr5 7 *ildr5 ( color2 ,:]eas   
*ild pov]ty creates gaps 9 cognitive    
skills = v "y *ildr51 puts *ildr5 at    
great] risk ( hung] & homelessness1     
jeop>dizes _! heal? & ability to le>n1 &
 fuels ! int]g5]ational cycle ( pov]ty2 
,:]eas communities ( color face         
disproportionate rates ( pov]ty &       
inequality2 ,:]eas approximately #h4i   
million ,black1 #aj4e million ,lat9x1 #b
 million ,asian1 & #b4a million ,native 
& ,indig5\s p live 9 pov]ty 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 ,:]eas income inequality is !   
wor/ x has be5 9 five decades2 ,:]eas m 
?an #ba4d million wom5 liv$ 9 pov]ty 9  
#bjah1 ) wom5 ( color1 wom5 )           
disabilities1 & old] wom5 fac+ high]    
rates ( pov]ty ?an wom5 ov]all2 ,:]eas !
 top #aj p]c5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates h\seholds

 own #gj p]c5t ( ! c\ntry's total weal? 
& ^? 9 ! bottom #ej p]c5t saw no        
increase 9 _! weal? ov] ! pa/ #cj ye>s2 
,:]eas 9 #bjah1 #cg4b million p1 includ+
 #aa4b million *ildr51 7 deem$ food     
insecure1 includ+ ! #aj million p liv+ 9
 #e4f million h\seholds def9$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture z v food       
insecure1 a numb] virtually un*ang$ s9ce
 #bjag2 ,:]eas if ,,covid-#ai incid5ces 
cont9ue z project$ ?r\gh ?is ye> & next1
 ! numb] ( p exp]i5c+ food insecurity 9 
#bjbj w\ld increase by ov] #ag million1 
includ+ ne>ly #g million *ildr51 :i*    
means #ed million p 7#a 9 #f7 w\ld      
exp]i5ce food insecurity 9 #bjbj1       
includ+ #ah million *ildr5 7#a 9 #d72   
,:]eas ! ,f$]al m9imum wage has n *ang$ 
f #g4be p] h\r s9ce #bjji1 & ,f$]al law 
has all[$ employ]s to pay tipp$ work]s j
 #b4ac p] h\r s9ce #aiia2 ,:]eas ! value
 ( ! m9imum wage has decl9$ 9 real t]ms 
by m ?an #cj p]c5t s9ce #aifh2 ,:]eas ! 
,(ficial ,pov]ty ,measure 7,,opm7 does n
 adequately capture suffici5t ne$s =    

families to cov] food1 h\s+1 utilities1 
& *ildc>e exp5ses2 ,:]eas #fb million   
work]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates "w = less ?an a
 liv+ wage2 ,:]eas ov] #bjj1jjj p )     
disabilities "w = a subm9imum wage2     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates does n require a 
national m9imum paid sick "t /&>d1 &    
!re=e work+ adults )\t paid sick leave  
are ?ree times m likely to h incomes    
bel[ ! pov]ty l9e2 ,:]eas few] ?an #dj  
p]c5t h access to paid m$ical leave to  
address a s]i\s illness or injury ?r\gh 
employ]-provid$ %ort-t]m disability     
insurance1 & few] ?an #fj p]c5t are     
eligible to take unpaid ,,fmla 7,family 
& ,m$ical ,leave ,act71 leav+ millions (
 work]s & families j #a accid5t or      
illness away f economic deva/ation2     
,:]eas approximately #e4b million work]s
 are work+ 9 involunt>y "p-"t jobs :5 !y
 w\ld pref] full-"t jobs2 ,:]eas        
millions ( p work+ 9 h\rly jobs h       
un/able1 unpr$ictable "w s*$ules t d n  
give !m ! notice & input !y ne$ to plan 
_! lives & c>e = _! families2 ,:]eas    

fissur+ ( ! workplace1 has result$ 9 m  
subcontract$1 tempor>y1 & #ajii         
positions t lack b5efits & workplace    
protections1 lead+ to great] economic   
prec>ity = l[-wage work]s2 ,:]eas       
accord+ to ! #bjah ,f$]al ,res]ve report
 on ! economic wellbe+ ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
h\seholds1 #d 9 #aj ,am]icans say !y are
 n able to cov] an unexpect$ exp5se (   
#djj2 ,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic may   
exac]bate pov]ty1 especially = *ildr51 &
 has expos$ ! %ortcom+s ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates economic sy/em & social safety   
net2 ,:]eas if adequate measures are n  
tak5 to help ,am]icans dur+ !           
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 ! ,c5t] on ,pov]ty &
 ,social ,policy at ,columbia ,univ]sity
 projects t #ba million m individuals w 
be 9 pov]ty1 ! highe/ record$ rate (    
pov]ty s9ce #aifg2 ,:]eas accord+ to !  
same ,columbia ,univ]sity report1 *ild  
pov]ty c\ld rise by #ec p]c5t ) ,black &
 ,lat9o *ildr5 be>+ a disproportionate  
risk ( fall+ into or deep] into pov]ty2 
,:]eas1 z ( ,may #ba1 #bjbj1 #ch4f      

million ,am]icans h fil$ = unemploym5t  
s9ce mid-,m>* because bus9esses h %ut   
d[n or r$uc$ _! payroll 9 response to ! 
,,covid-#ai p&emic2 ,:]eas economic     
di/ress fac$ dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic w
 disproportionately impact wom51        
work+-class p1 *ildr51 & ,black & ,br[n 
communities2 ,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic
 ?reat5s to dra/ically increase pov]ty =
 *ildr5 & families2 ,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai
 p&emic is disrupt+ *ildr5's daily lives
 & !re are likely to be long-t]m &      
negative consequ5ces = *ild developm5t &
 future success2 ,:]eas l[-income *ildr5
 & families are (t5 ! t>gets (          
discrim9ation bas$ on _! socioeconomic  
/atus z well z o!r social indicators su*
 z race or e?nicity1 immigration /atus1 
ability1 sex1 sexual ori5tation1 & g5d] 
id5tity2 ,:]eas l[-income families pay  
ne>ly #ce p]c5t ( _! income on *ildc>e  
comp>$ to middle-class families :o pay  
r\ghly #ad p]c5t ( _! income on *ildc>e2
 ,:]eas pov]ty has la/+ effects on a    
*ild's neural & functional bra9         

developm5t & m5tal heal?2 ,:]eas pov]ty 
exac]bates ! /ud5t a*ievem5t rate &     
s*ools rema9 economically segregat$2    
,:]eas *ild pov]ty co/s ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
betwe5 #hjj billion & #a4a trillion     
annually2 ,:]eas protect+ *ildr5 aga9/ !
 lifelong consequ5ces ( pov]ty w improve
 _! life & r$uce *ild pov]ty 9 future   
g5]ations2 ,:]eas pov]ty exac]bates !   
/ud5t a*ievem5t rate & _m s*ools rema9  
economically & racially segregat$2      
,:]eas s*ool di/ricts ) high pov]ty     
rates (t5 receive ! lea/ am\nt ( fund+2 
,:]eas ! numb] ( /ud5ts exp]i5c+ pov]ty 
& homelessness has increas$ by #aa      
p]c5t2 ,:]eas ,,lgbtq /ud5ts face pov]ty
 & homelessness because !y are =c$ to   
leave _! homes because ( _! sexual or   
g5d] id5tity2 ,:]eas accord+ to !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,education1 #a4e million    
s*ool-ag$ *ildr5 exp]i5c$ homelessness  
dur+ ! #bjag-bjah s*ool ye>2 ,:]eas _m  
l[-income *ildr5 & families d n receive 
! full value ( ! curr5t ,*ild ,tax      
,cr$it 7,,ctc7 z x leaves beh9d #bc     

million *ildr51 includ+ #ej p]c5t (     
,black & ,lat9o ,*ildr52 ,:]eas to r$uce
 *ild pov]ty long t]m1 *ildr5 also ne$  
access to af=dable1 compreh5sive        
physical & behavioral heal? c>e1        
af=dable high-quality e>ly developm5t & 
le>n+ opportunities1 high p]=m+ s*ools &
 colleges1 & families & neighborhoods   
free f viol5ce2 ,:]eas #bi p]c5t (      
,am]icans skipp$ refill+ _!             
prescriptions because ( high co/s1 & #bf
 p]c5t /ruggl$ to pay m$ical bills2     
,:]eas m ?an half a million p exp]i5ce  
pov]ty & homelessness on any giv5 night1
 a numb] :i* has increas$ ov] ! pa/ two 
ye>s2 ,:]eas ! crim9al-legal sy/em      
contributes to a cycle ( pov]ty by issu+
 c\rt-impos$ f9es & fees & ?reat5+      
imprisonm5t = m9or infractions & civil  
violations2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,prison 
,policy ,initiative1 families sp5d almo/
 #b4i billion on exorbitant commiss>y   
co/s & phone calls to support _!        
inc>c]at$ lov$ ones2 ,:]eas =m]ly       
inc>c]at$ p face b>ri]s to employm5t1   

h\s+1 & social support programs aft]    
release & access to high] education1    
adult education1 & work=ce developm5t   
tra9+ opportunities aft] release2 ,:]eas
 ne>ly #a 9 #b ,unit$ ,/ates *ildr5 h at
 lea/ #a p>5t ) a crim9al record1 & !   
b>ri]s associat$ ) a p>5t's record c    
/unt a *ild's cognitive developm5t1     
s*ool p]=mance1 & educational atta9m5t2 
,:]eas *ildr5 9 immigrant families make 
up "o-qu>t] ( all *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 & are m likely to face sy/emic  
b>ri]s to access+ economic & nutrition  
supports t c aid _! heal? & developm5t2 
,:]eas globally1 p liv+ 9 areas ) high  
conc5trations ( pov]ty w be             
disproportionately impact$ by climate   
*ange2 ,:]eas vot] suppression & lack ( 
access to vot+1 includ+ e>ly vot+ or    
alt]native me?ods1 leads to a           
disproportionate und]repres5tation (    
l[-income p2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld
 r$i/ribute weal? & ,f$]al assi/ance to 
r$uce pov]ty & increase economic        
opportunity2 ,:]eas an inve/m5t ( #bd4d 

billion p] ye> 9 ,k-#ab s*ools & tea*]s 
c\ld />t to boo/ academic p]=mance among
 poor & /ruggl+ *ildr5 = ab\t ! same co/
 z a wall at ! s\!rn bord] ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 ,:]eas = e #a inve/$ 9 e>ly     
*ildhood education1 society w\ld ga9    
#g4cj due to r$uc$ pov]ty1 l[]          
inc>c]ation rates1 & bett] heal?        
outcomes2 ,:]eas address+ climate *ange 
) a #bjj billion p] ye> inve/m5t 9 a    
clean en]gy transition w\ld r$uce pov]ty
 by creat+ #b4g million new jobs2 ,:]eas
 rais+ income tax rates by #a p]c5t 9 ! 
top #b income brackets w\ld raise ab\t  
#abe billion ov] #aj ye>s t c be us$ 9  
assi/ance = p liv+ 9 pov]ty2 ,:]eas end+
 mass inc>c]ation & in/ead adopt+ a     
,ju/ice ,re9ve/m5t model c\ld save up to
 #d billion t c be us$ to inve/ 9 p liv+
 9 pov]ty2 & ,:]eas simple trade-(fs 9  
our budget c\ld fund critical1 equitable
 policy *anges t[>ds e/abli%+ a moral   
economy3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 ackn[l$ges t     
budgets are moral docum5ts t reflect our

 values z a ,nation2  7#b7 ackn[l$ges t 
*ild pov]ty robs our ,nation ( a *ild's 
full pot5tial & prev5ts millions (      
*ildr5 f rea*+ heal?y developm5t & an   
economically secure future2  7#c7       
supports pass+ policy provisions to     
r$uce adult & *ild pov]ty1 racial       
disp>ities1 income & weal? inequality1 &
 increase ( opportunity = all2  7#d7    
supports policies to help r$uce *ild    
pov]ty by increas+ wages = work+        
families1 improv+ tax cr$its to ensure m
 l[-income *ildr5 & families b5efit1    
exp&+ subsidiz$ jobs ) special att5tion 
to ! ne$s ( "y adults disconnect$ f     
s*ool & "w1 & provid+ access to quality1
 reliable *ildc>e2  7#e7 enc\rages !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ates1 & cities to   
enact robu/ antipov]ty policies & to    
create new1 innovative solutions to     
elim9ate pov]ty2  7#f7 ackn[l$ges t too 
few res\rces h be5 allocat$ by ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t to help end pov]ty = *ildr5 & 
families2  7#g7 ackn[l$ges t pov]ty 0   
creat$ & su/a9$ by humans1 includ+      

policymak]s1 & t we c *oose to end x2   
7#h7 affirms t end+ pov]ty1 especially =
 our ,nation's *ildr51 is a moral &     
economic imp]ative2  7#i7 affirms       
immigration /atus is n a means to d5y   
basic ne$ programs2  7#aj7 supports     
increas$ fund+ = & /r5g!n+ ( basic ne$  
programs l ! supplem5tal nutrition      
assi/ance program 7,,snap71 tempor>y    
assi/ance = ne$y families 7,,tanf71 !   
,*ild ,tax ,cr$it1 ! ,e>n$ ,income ,tax 
,cr$it 7,,eitc71 & h\s+ assi/ance       
especially dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2   
7#aa7 supports compreh5sive heal? c>e t 
%\ld be available & af=dable to ev]yone 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai    
p&emic2  7#ab7 supports ! /r5g!n+ (     
robu/ unemploym5t insurance & paid leave
 policies to protect work]s1 especially 
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7#ac7       
reaffirms t a crim9al record is no long]
 a life s5t5ce to pov]ty = t5s (        
millions ( ju/ice-involv$ individuals & 
_! families1 & supports automatically   
cle>+ crim9al records once a p]son has  

complet$ ! s5t5ce impos$2 &  7#ad7      
accepts climate *ange z an accel]ator   
t[>ds pov]ty & a ?reat to %>$ prosp]ity 
t dem&s inve/m5t 9 a clean en]gy        
transition to help create jobs4